VMware View Manager 4.5 Admin Manual page 80

VMware View Administrator's Guide
If you do not store the replica on a separate datastore, View Composer creates a replica on each datastore on
which linked clones are created.
If you store the replica on a separate datastore, one replica is created for the entire pool, even when linked
clones are created on multiple datastores.
What to do next
Entitle users to access the pool. See
Desktop Settings for Linked-Clone Desktop Pools
You must specify desktop and pool settings when you configure automated pools that contain linked-clone
desktops created by View Composer. Different settings apply to pools with dedicated user assignments and
floating user assignments.
Table 5-4 lists the settings that apply to linked-clone pools with dedicated assignments and floating
assignments.
For descriptions of each desktop setting, see
Table 5-4. Settings for Automated, Linked-Clone Desktop Pools
Setting
State
Connection Server restrictions
Remote desktop power policy
Automatic logoff after disconnect
Allow users to reset their desktops
Allow multiple sessions per user
Delete or refresh desktop on logoff
Refresh OS disk after logoff
Default display protocol
Allow users to choose protocol
Max number of monitors
Max resolution of any one monitor
Adobe Flash quality
Adobe Flash throttling
Using vSphere Mode for View Composer
In vSphere mode, View Composer can provision linked-clone desktops more quickly than in earlier releases.
Several View Composer features are available only in vSphere mode.
You must create linked-clone virtual machines on hosts that run ESX/ESXi 4 or later, and you must configure
linked-clone pools in vSphere mode, to take advantage of these View Composer and vSphere features:
Storing linked-clone virtual machines on local datastores
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Redirecting disposable data to separate, non-persistent disks
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Storing replicas and linked clones on separate datastores
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"Add Entitlements to Desktop Pools,"
"Desktop and Pool Settings,"
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Linked-Clone Pool, Floating
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